Isn't this part of the plot of Vernor Vinge's novel Rainbows End? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbows_End_(Vinge_novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow

Isn't this part of the plot of Vernor Vinge's novel Rainbows End? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbows_End_(Vinge_novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbows_End_(Vinge_novel)